Child Development Post #2 Mental Health

For this week, I chose mental illness in parents and the effect it has on the children in the family.  According to a study I read, almost 38% of adults in Europe suffer from a form of mental illness.  The effect that may occur as a result of that is stunning when you consider how likely children with mental illness are to have mental illness themselves as adults.  I am attaching a link for an article by the AACAP.  I chose mental illness because as a pre- school teacher I deal with children whose parents suffer from mental illnesses on a regular basis and it is something I would like to learn more about it so I can be a better resource to the children, parents and often grandparents who are involved.

I also have included the article about mental illness in Europe and the high rate that this study says exists there.  The more I learn, hopefully the better equipped I will be to help the families I work with and also the better I will become at supporting those little ones who may really need it.

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/children_of_parents_with_mental_illness

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20102085-10391704.html